高级成像和手术技能可确保成功去除甲状旁腺腺瘤
When Joselyn Lee’s calcium levels were high in 2018, her endocrinologist referred her to Kunal Jain, MD, a head and neck cancer surgeon in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, who also specializes in parathyroid surgery….
突然的感觉听力损失后，患者恢复了听力
克里斯汀·卡里吉亚（Kristine Carioggia）刚刚从医疗设备代表进行了职业变化，以监测起搏器，除颤器和可植入的心脏监护仪的远程传播，因为她患有严重的偏头痛。“我已经有一段时间没有偏头痛了，……
内窥镜手术，以罕见地表现
When Phoebe Murphy first complained of headaches, her parents, both of whom suffer from migraines, thought she might have inherited the tendency. “We spent two years trying different medications for her headaches, but nothing relieved them,” says Phoebe’s mother, Jeannie…
鼻息的最低侵入性办公室治疗
Rick Jackson was failing maximal medical treatment and well on his way to a third trip to the OR for nasal polyposis, when his rhinologist Martin J. Citardi, MD, suggested that he try SINUVA®. The corticosteroid-eluting implant is indicated for…
Inferior Turbinate Reduction Allows a Patient to Avoid Septoplasty
Chuck Frank’s problem of nasal obstruction came on gradually over 12 to 18 months. By spring 2019, he was waking up every morning unable to breathe through his nose. “At first I thought it was allergies or a cold, but…
Right Tympanoplasty for a Nonhealing Perforation Restores Laurie Killam’s Hearing
Laurie Killam was left with a tiny hole in her right eardrum after an ENT injected dexamethasone as a treatment for vertigo. “The hole didn’t heal, but I wasn’t aware of that,” says Killam, 55. “When I squeezed a mixture…
Removal and Reconstruction of an Oral Cavity Cancer During COVID-19 Lockdown
Flor Rodriguez of Kingsville, Texas, is among the many patients who have benefited from the expertise of head and neck cancer surgeons in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. In early January 2020,…
Transoral Robotic Surgery Speeds Recovery for a Patient with HPV-Associated Tonsil Cancer
Although not yet widely available, transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has moved treatment for throat cancer away from primary chemotherapy and radiation toward surgery, with fewer side effects in appropriately selected patients. Among them is John Bush, who woke up one…
The Perfect Candidate for Dupilumab
柯蒂斯·格里芬（Curtis Griffin）正处于第六次手术鼻多息病手术的边缘，当时他的脊医学家建议他尝试杜皮鲁马布（Dupilumab），这是美国食品和药物管理局批准的一种单克隆抗体来治疗哮喘，特应性皮肤炎和慢性鼻炎……
A Profoundly Deaf Toddler Hears After Bilateral Cochlear Implantation
At 21 months of age, Elijah Zúñiga was undergoing physical, occupational, and speech therapy at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Houston when his physicians discovered that he could not hear. “Elijah had just recovered from bacterial meningitis and was in rehabilitation for…